to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
feelings; thoughts; meaning
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to put one's hand on; to touch
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
with these words; while saying
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
rational; reasonable; logical
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
elder sister; older female friend
to call again; to call someone back
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
speaking voice; talking voice
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly